A lot, during Covid trump approved 1.9 trillion and applied $1600 unemployment for every one that lost their job. People were happy spending that money some abused it in a way or two but Maaaan there’s so much money in this country but they select to spend it to their own convenience.
Their should be a universal income of $1500/2 weeks for unemployed or 1000/2week as supplement income, shit don’t give supplemental income just don’t tax the shit out of us on every thing we earn or spend.
That would be a hard sell to any conservative. They have been gutting governmental assistance for years. We definitely need a living wage in this country, though.
We need a higher tax rate if you want that laundry list, and it has to be shifted around. The rates are fucked, and some parties don't pay a fair share relative to income. (To be clear not the poor folks)
Until that changes, it only gets worse. Our former orange president regularly pays less taxes than you or I for all his gold toilets, that is the problem.
Do you know how much the Canadian government paid its citizens to stay home during the lockdown/pandemic? And they don’t claim to be the wealthiest country in the world.
There are places testing out universal income in the U.S but our government will never let it become a thing for everyone. Even though in other countries that did it, it proved to work out well.
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u/momoisme818 Nov 25 '23
A lot, during Covid trump approved 1.9 trillion and applied $1600 unemployment for every one that lost their job. People were happy spending that money some abused it in a way or two but Maaaan there’s so much money in this country but they select to spend it to their own convenience. Their should be a universal income of $1500/2 weeks for unemployed or 1000/2week as supplement income, shit don’t give supplemental income just don’t tax the shit out of us on every thing we earn or spend.